The 27th marks the 7th anniversary of the accident in Nasu Town, Tochigi Prefecture, where high school students and others were caught in an avalanche during mountaineering training as part of their club activity, killing eight people. A flower stand was set up near the scene, and local people and related parties laid flowers and paid their respects to the victims.
On March 27, 2017, mountaineering clubs from high schools in Tochigi Prefecture were gathering for walking training at Mt. Chausu in Nasu Town, Tochigi Prefecture, when they were caught in an avalanche, killing eight people, including seven students and one teacher. did.
The 27th marks the 7th anniversary of the accident, and a flower stand was set up at the site overlooking the mountains, and despite the occasional strong wind, locals and related parties visited to lay flowers and commemorate the eight people who died. I mourned.
A local woman in her 60s who visited with her daughter and grandson said, ``When I came here, I couldn't stop crying, and I felt sorry for them in the cold, and I thought they must have been in pain.'' I came here with my grandson because I didn't want it to deteriorate.''
In addition, Akira Kumekawa, chairman of the Tochigi Prefecture Mountain and Sport Climbing Federation, said, ``I walked while thinking that the weather conditions were similar to the day the accident occurred.What steps can we take to prevent this accident from happening again?'' I prayed while thinking about this."
Three people, including the teacher who led the accident, have been charged with professional negligence resulting in death or injury, and a verdict is scheduled to be handed down at the Utsunomiya District Court on May 30th.